[NEWS] Subaru builds one-off turbocharged all-wheel-drive BRZ for rallying

Slightly off-topic in the Toyota newsgroup, but since the Toyota 86 is 
almost the exact same car as the Subaru BRZ, maybe Toyota will make one 
of these too.



    Subaru Finally Built A Turbocharged AWD BRZ,
    But It's Only For Rally Racing In Japan
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    Photo 1: (side profile)
    
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    Ever since the first-generation BRZ came out way back in 2013, people
    have ranted on every possible platform that the car needs more power
    - turbocharged power, ideally, maybe from the WRX's engine. Some real
    perverts among you have even clamored for all-wheel drive, hoping
    against hope for a revival of the two-door WRX days of olde. Well,
    you got your wish: Subaru built a turbocharged, lifted,
    all-wheel-drive BRZ. But just one, and it's for rally racing in Japan. 

    The new car is called the Subaru Boxer Rally Spec.Z, a name which
    notably doesn't include "BRZ" anywhere - after all, the R in that name
    stands for "rear-wheel drive." Subaru is very clearly positioning this
    as a race-only vehicle, one the company plans to take to the All Japan
    Rally Championship starting with its upcoming third round. You may
    never see a car like this on dealer floors, but at least you can see
    it rip through Japanese woods. 

    A one-off, but a neat one

    Photo 2: (engine bay)
    
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    The Spec.Z will take the place of Subaru's prior entry into the All
    Japan Rally Championship, a race-prepped WRX. The company said in a
    press release that the chassis switch comes down to weight - the team
    struggled to get the WRX down to the 2,866 pound minimum for the class,
    but the BRZ could easily be wrestled down to size. As a rally car, the
    Spec.Z also gets a lift kit, a wide body, and that turbocharged
    2.4-liter boxer engine. Subaru claims it makes 276 horsepower and
    369 pound-feet, but tacks an "or more" on to both those numbers. 

    We'll almost certainly never see a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive BRZ on
    dealer floors, but at least Subaru's made the car you're all clamoring
    for once - if only to tease you with it. Having owned an FR-S myself,
    I really like the car being light, simple, naturally aspirated, and
    rear-wheel-drive. It feels true to the car's spirit, rather than
    chasing numbers on a spec sheet. Of course, I'm no professional rally
    driver, so what the hell do I know?


    
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